Ulrika Järkestig Berggren
Biographic Data
| ID | 4414946 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ulrika Järkestig Berggren |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ulrika Järkestig |
| FAMILY NAME | Berggren |
| SIGNATURE | BERGGREN U J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Linnaeus University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1325-9965 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 48 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Privatisation of child protection investigations and its consequences for the professional use of discretion in social work
How Are Children Involved? Participation of Children in the Process of Matching With Foster Families
Children have the right to be informed and to express their views on all matters affecting them. When children are placed in foster care, social services are responsible for ensuring that the child receives ‘good care’. This requires a matching process. Matching means that children and foster families must ‘fit together’. Matching can be understood as a multistage process in which the child has the right to participate. With Sweden as the case in…
Matching the general or the specific child with a foster home
Matching a child with a foster home is a professional practice with considerable room for discretion since there are no specific guidelines in Sweden. The aim is to describe what knowledge do social workers’ assessments build upon in the matching process. The material consists of matching investigation files of 116 children from 6 municipalities in Sweden. A data form was used to assemble excerpts of descriptions of the child’s needs and how the …
Matching Process Concerning Children With Disabilities in Family Foster Care
Children with disabilities are over‐represented in foster care and exposed to more disruptions. This is unfortunate because they need long‐term relationships and predictability, as well as access to special schools and health care. Disruption can be the result of a poor match between the child and the foster family. In this article, we focus on the matching process in relation to children with disabilities. Zeijlmans et al. describe matching as t…
Factors Associated With Stability for Children in Family Foster Care: A Study of Case Files in Six Municipalities in Sweden
Stability is vital for the development, health and relationships of children in family foster care. Instability can lead to social and school issues, low self‐esteem and diminished trust in caregivers. This article examines the risk and protective factors for stability for these children. Data, drawn from case files in six municipalities ( n = 116), combine qualitative and quantitative analyses for a comprehensive understanding. Twenty children f…
Child protection investigations by private consultants or municipally employed social workers: What are the differences for children
In Sweden, a practice has developed where the social services have started to hire private consultants in child protection investigations. This article analyses and compares the handling of child protection investigations carried out by private consultants and municipally employed social workers with regard to the reasons for the reports, the investigations, the assessments, and the decisions taken about interventions. The concepts funnel and fil…
Records of personal assistance applications reveal young carers: Viewed from the rights of the child
The aim of this article is to investigate how children's care responsibility is recognised in records of personal assistance carried out by the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (SSIA). The article consists of document analysis, examining how caring activities are made visible in the records, and professionals' views and actions regarding responsibilities placed on children. Data consist of 100 cases randomly selected from the SSIA register amongst…
Whether Disabled Parents Receive Personal Assistance for Parenting and the Consequences for Children—An Interview Study
Personal assistance, since its implementation in 1993, has been shown to provide support for persons with severe functional disabilities in their everyday life, ensuring inclusion in societal roles such as working life. Personal assistance (PA) may also provide support in parenting; however, with the right to PA becoming increasingly questioned in Sweden, parents with disabilities have varying experiences of receiving support for their role as pa…
The Take-off for Private Consultants in Child Protection Investigations—How Did Sweden Get Here
The use of private consultants in child protection investigations in Sweden is an evolving practice that occurs under the radar; it is not in the political agenda and it is obscure in relation to legislation. The aim of this article is to analyse the contextual forces, facilitators and intentions behind the ongoing implementation of privatisation in child protection investigations. For this article, both quantitative and qualitative data for the …
Education is my passport: Experiences of institutional obstacles among immigrant youth in the Swedish upper secondary educational system
In recent years, educational systems in Europe have experienced a rise in the number of immigrant youth. The experiences of immigrant youth facing the challenges of an unfamiliar educational system is of continuous relevance in youth studies. This article aims to explore the schooling experiences of 19 immigrant youth in Sweden, focusing on the institutional obstacles they encounter as students in the national educational system. It draws on semi…
Strategies of austerity used in needs assessments for personal assistance – changing Swedish social policy for persons with disabilities
The austerity measures in social welfare implemented by street-level bureaucrats in their practice are changing the direction of social policy. This article examines the strategies used by public officials in implementing austerity measures in needs assessment for personal assistance in Sweden. The article is based on a document study with N = 100 records of needs assessment for personal assistance for persons with serious functional disabilities…
Young carers in Sweden—A pilot study of care activities, view of caring, and psychological well‐being
Children who have parents with any kind of illness may become young carers who take a responsibility not expected of children for household tasks, or personal or emotional care for parents and siblings. So far, little is known about children in Sweden who are at risk of becoming young carers. The aim of this article is therefore to explore the extent and impact of children's caring activities as reported in a pilot study by a sample of children i…
Disabled students’ experiences of higher education in Sweden, the Czech Republic, and the United States – a comparative institutional analysis
Students with disabilities face obstacles in their encounters with higher education. The aim of this study is to investigate how the institutional context shapes students' experiences of unequal opportunities in higher education. In comparing disabled students' experiences from universities in Sweden, the Czech Republic, and the United States, the study makes visible the kind of experiences that students share and how experiences differ between t…
Building on users' knowledge as a basis for professional expertise? An example from Swedish social care services
Implementing new occupations in social care services as a solution to social problems challenges the knowledge base for social care. This has been particularly evident in services for persons with disabilities. Social policy has emphasized influence over services for persons with disabilities and hence has implemented personal assistance and case management services. Using these as examples, this article explores the professional logic developed,…
The 6 Continents Project: A method for linking social work classrooms for intercultural exchange through asynchronous video sharing
To develop social work students’ understanding of the global context of social work, an asynchronous video uploading project was constructed to link social work classrooms on six continents. Students in social work classrooms around the world video-recorded their responses to prompting questions and uploaded them to a project webpage, to which all classrooms had access. Asynchronous uploading allowed students to view and then respond via video to…
User‐oriented mental health reform in Sweden: Featuring ‘professional friendship’
In developing new forms for society‐based support for mental health service users, authorities implemented a service in Sweden, called Personligt ombud (PO), with the assignment to support service users exercising their rights. The aim of this article is to describe what service users find to be significant features of their working relationships with their PO. Using a phenomenological approach, 23 users were interviewed sharing their experiences…
Traits of a representative welfare state: The Swedish example
Järkestig Berggren U, Blomberg S, Petersson J. Traits of a representative welfare state: the Swedish example Int J Soc Welfare 2010: 19: 402–411 © 2009 The Author(s), Journal compilation © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the International Journal of Social Welfare. The care manager reform and the case manager reform are new reforms in the social care services in Sweden, which are evolving during the 2000s. Together they shape the social care se…
Disabled students’ experiences of higher education in Sweden, the Czech Republic, and the United States – a comparative institutional analysis
Students with disabilities face obstacles in their encounters with higher education. The aim of this study is to investigate how the institutional context shapes students' experiences of unequal opportunities in higher education. In comparing disabled students' experiences from universities in Sweden, the Czech Republic, and the United States, the study makes visible the kind of experiences that students share and how experiences differ between t…
Education is my passport: Experiences of institutional obstacles among immigrant youth in the Swedish upper secondary educational system
In recent years, educational systems in Europe have experienced a rise in the number of immigrant youth. The experiences of immigrant youth facing the challenges of an unfamiliar educational system is of continuous relevance in youth studies. This article aims to explore the schooling experiences of 19 immigrant youth in Sweden, focusing on the institutional obstacles they encounter as students in the national educational system. It draws on semi…
Factors Associated With Stability for Children in Family Foster Care: A Study of Case Files in Six Municipalities in Sweden
Stability is vital for the development, health and relationships of children in family foster care. Instability can lead to social and school issues, low self‐esteem and diminished trust in caregivers. This article examines the risk and protective factors for stability for these children. Data, drawn from case files in six municipalities ( n = 116), combine qualitative and quantitative analyses for a comprehensive understanding. Twenty children f…
Strategies of austerity used in needs assessments for personal assistance – changing Swedish social policy for persons with disabilities
The austerity measures in social welfare implemented by street-level bureaucrats in their practice are changing the direction of social policy. This article examines the strategies used by public officials in implementing austerity measures in needs assessment for personal assistance in Sweden. The article is based on a document study with N = 100 records of needs assessment for personal assistance for persons with serious functional disabilities…
Matching Process Concerning Children With Disabilities in Family Foster Care
Children with disabilities are over‐represented in foster care and exposed to more disruptions. This is unfortunate because they need long‐term relationships and predictability, as well as access to special schools and health care. Disruption can be the result of a poor match between the child and the foster family. In this article, we focus on the matching process in relation to children with disabilities. Zeijlmans et al. describe matching as t…
Young carers in Sweden—A pilot study of care activities, view of caring, and psychological well‐being
Children who have parents with any kind of illness may become young carers who take a responsibility not expected of children for household tasks, or personal or emotional care for parents and siblings. So far, little is known about children in Sweden who are at risk of becoming young carers. The aim of this article is therefore to explore the extent and impact of children's caring activities as reported in a pilot study by a sample of children i…
Traits of a representative welfare state: The Swedish example
Järkestig Berggren U, Blomberg S, Petersson J. Traits of a representative welfare state: the Swedish example Int J Soc Welfare 2010: 19: 402–411 © 2009 The Author(s), Journal compilation © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the International Journal of Social Welfare. The care manager reform and the case manager reform are new reforms in the social care services in Sweden, which are evolving during the 2000s. Together they shape the social care se…
The Take-off for Private Consultants in Child Protection Investigations—How Did Sweden Get Here
The use of private consultants in child protection investigations in Sweden is an evolving practice that occurs under the radar; it is not in the political agenda and it is obscure in relation to legislation. The aim of this article is to analyse the contextual forces, facilitators and intentions behind the ongoing implementation of privatisation in child protection investigations. For this article, both quantitative and qualitative data for the …
The 6 Continents Project: A method for linking social work classrooms for intercultural exchange through asynchronous video sharing
To develop social work students’ understanding of the global context of social work, an asynchronous video uploading project was constructed to link social work classrooms on six continents. Students in social work classrooms around the world video-recorded their responses to prompting questions and uploaded them to a project webpage, to which all classrooms had access. Asynchronous uploading allowed students to view and then respond via video to…
User‐oriented mental health reform in Sweden: Featuring ‘professional friendship’
In developing new forms for society‐based support for mental health service users, authorities implemented a service in Sweden, called Personligt ombud (PO), with the assignment to support service users exercising their rights. The aim of this article is to describe what service users find to be significant features of their working relationships with their PO. Using a phenomenological approach, 23 users were interviewed sharing their experiences…
Building on users' knowledge as a basis for professional expertise? An example from Swedish social care services
Implementing new occupations in social care services as a solution to social problems challenges the knowledge base for social care. This has been particularly evident in services for persons with disabilities. Social policy has emphasized influence over services for persons with disabilities and hence has implemented personal assistance and case management services. Using these as examples, this article explores the professional logic developed,…
Traits of a representative welfare state: The Swedish example
Järkestig Berggren U, Blomberg S, Petersson J. Traits of a representative welfare state: the Swedish example Int J Soc Welfare 2010: 19: 402–411 © 2009 The Author(s), Journal compilation © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the International Journal of Social Welfare. The care manager reform and the case manager reform are new reforms in the social care services in Sweden, which are evolving during the 2000s. Together they shape the social care se…
User‐oriented mental health reform in Sweden: Featuring ‘professional friendship’
In developing new forms for society‐based support for mental health service users, authorities implemented a service in Sweden, called Personligt ombud (PO), with the assignment to support service users exercising their rights. The aim of this article is to describe what service users find to be significant features of their working relationships with their PO. Using a phenomenological approach, 23 users were interviewed sharing their experiences…
Building on users' knowledge as a basis for professional expertise? An example from Swedish social care services
Implementing new occupations in social care services as a solution to social problems challenges the knowledge base for social care. This has been particularly evident in services for persons with disabilities. Social policy has emphasized influence over services for persons with disabilities and hence has implemented personal assistance and case management services. Using these as examples, this article explores the professional logic developed,…
The 6 Continents Project: A method for linking social work classrooms for intercultural exchange through asynchronous video sharing
To develop social work students’ understanding of the global context of social work, an asynchronous video uploading project was constructed to link social work classrooms on six continents. Students in social work classrooms around the world video-recorded their responses to prompting questions and uploaded them to a project webpage, to which all classrooms had access. Asynchronous uploading allowed students to view and then respond via video to…
Disabled students’ experiences of higher education in Sweden, the Czech Republic, and the United States – a comparative institutional analysis
Students with disabilities face obstacles in their encounters with higher education. The aim of this study is to investigate how the institutional context shapes students' experiences of unequal opportunities in higher education. In comparing disabled students' experiences from universities in Sweden, the Czech Republic, and the United States, the study makes visible the kind of experiences that students share and how experiences differ between t…
Young carers in Sweden—A pilot study of care activities, view of caring, and psychological well‐being
Children who have parents with any kind of illness may become young carers who take a responsibility not expected of children for household tasks, or personal or emotional care for parents and siblings. So far, little is known about children in Sweden who are at risk of becoming young carers. The aim of this article is therefore to explore the extent and impact of children's caring activities as reported in a pilot study by a sample of children i…
Strategies of austerity used in needs assessments for personal assistance – changing Swedish social policy for persons with disabilities
The austerity measures in social welfare implemented by street-level bureaucrats in their practice are changing the direction of social policy. This article examines the strategies used by public officials in implementing austerity measures in needs assessment for personal assistance in Sweden. The article is based on a document study with N = 100 records of needs assessment for personal assistance for persons with serious functional disabilities…
Education is my passport: Experiences of institutional obstacles among immigrant youth in the Swedish upper secondary educational system
In recent years, educational systems in Europe have experienced a rise in the number of immigrant youth. The experiences of immigrant youth facing the challenges of an unfamiliar educational system is of continuous relevance in youth studies. This article aims to explore the schooling experiences of 19 immigrant youth in Sweden, focusing on the institutional obstacles they encounter as students in the national educational system. It draws on semi…
The Take-off for Private Consultants in Child Protection Investigations—How Did Sweden Get Here
The use of private consultants in child protection investigations in Sweden is an evolving practice that occurs under the radar; it is not in the political agenda and it is obscure in relation to legislation. The aim of this article is to analyse the contextual forces, facilitators and intentions behind the ongoing implementation of privatisation in child protection investigations. For this article, both quantitative and qualitative data for the …
Whether Disabled Parents Receive Personal Assistance for Parenting and the Consequences for Children—An Interview Study
Personal assistance, since its implementation in 1993, has been shown to provide support for persons with severe functional disabilities in their everyday life, ensuring inclusion in societal roles such as working life. Personal assistance (PA) may also provide support in parenting; however, with the right to PA becoming increasingly questioned in Sweden, parents with disabilities have varying experiences of receiving support for their role as pa…
Child protection investigations by private consultants or municipally employed social workers: What are the differences for children
In Sweden, a practice has developed where the social services have started to hire private consultants in child protection investigations. This article analyses and compares the handling of child protection investigations carried out by private consultants and municipally employed social workers with regard to the reasons for the reports, the investigations, the assessments, and the decisions taken about interventions. The concepts funnel and fil…
Records of personal assistance applications reveal young carers: Viewed from the rights of the child
The aim of this article is to investigate how children's care responsibility is recognised in records of personal assistance carried out by the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (SSIA). The article consists of document analysis, examining how caring activities are made visible in the records, and professionals' views and actions regarding responsibilities placed on children. Data consist of 100 cases randomly selected from the SSIA register amongst…
Matching Process Concerning Children With Disabilities in Family Foster Care
Children with disabilities are over‐represented in foster care and exposed to more disruptions. This is unfortunate because they need long‐term relationships and predictability, as well as access to special schools and health care. Disruption can be the result of a poor match between the child and the foster family. In this article, we focus on the matching process in relation to children with disabilities. Zeijlmans et al. describe matching as t…
Factors Associated With Stability for Children in Family Foster Care: A Study of Case Files in Six Municipalities in Sweden
Stability is vital for the development, health and relationships of children in family foster care. Instability can lead to social and school issues, low self‐esteem and diminished trust in caregivers. This article examines the risk and protective factors for stability for these children. Data, drawn from case files in six municipalities ( n = 116), combine qualitative and quantitative analyses for a comprehensive understanding. Twenty children f…
Privatisation of child protection investigations and its consequences for the professional use of discretion in social work
How Are Children Involved? Participation of Children in the Process of Matching With Foster Families
Children have the right to be informed and to express their views on all matters affecting them. When children are placed in foster care, social services are responsible for ensuring that the child receives ‘good care’. This requires a matching process. Matching means that children and foster families must ‘fit together’. Matching can be understood as a multistage process in which the child has the right to participate. With Sweden as the case in…
Matching the general or the specific child with a foster home
Matching a child with a foster home is a professional practice with considerable room for discretion since there are no specific guidelines in Sweden. The aim is to describe what knowledge do social workers’ assessments build upon in the matching process. The material consists of matching investigation files of 116 children from 6 municipalities in Sweden. A data form was used to assemble excerpts of descriptions of the child’s needs and how the …
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